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Release Date:
25 August 1939 (USA)
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Tagline:
Mighty Miracle Show Of 1000 Delights ! See more »
Plot:
Dorothy Gale is swept away to a magical land in a tornado and embarks on a quest to see the Wizard who can help her return home. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
Awards:
Won 2 Oscars.
Another 6 wins
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11 nominations
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Cast
(in credits order) (verified as complete) | Judy Garland | ... | Dorothy |
 | Frank Morgan | ... | Professor Marvel / The Wizard of Oz / The Gatekeeper / The Carriage Driver / The Guard |
 | Ray Bolger | ... | Hunk / The Scarecrow |
 | Bert Lahr | ... | Zeke / The Cowardly Lion |
 | Jack Haley | ... | Hickory / The Tin Man |
 | Billie Burke | ... | Glinda |
 | Margaret Hamilton | ... | Miss Gulch / The Wicked Witch of the West |
 | Charley Grapewin | ... | Uncle Henry |
| Pat Walshe | ... | Nikko |
| Clara Blandick | ... | Auntie Em |
| Terry | ... | Toto (as Toto) |
| The Singer Midgets | ... | The Munchkins (also as The Munchkins) |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Dorothy Barrett | ... | Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Amelia Batchelor | ... | Inhabitant of Emerald City (uncredited) |
| Charles Becker | ... | Munchkin Mayor (uncredited) |
 | Billy Bletcher | ... | Mayor / Lollipop Guild (voice) (uncredited) |
| Lorraine Bridges | ... | Ozmite / Lullaby League (voice) (uncredited) |
| Buster Brodie | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Tyler Brooke | ... | Ozmite (uncredited) |
| Candy Candido | ... | The Angry Apple Tree (voice) (uncredited) |
| Mickey Carroll | ... | Munchkin Fiddler (uncredited) |
 | Adriana Caselotti | ... | Juliet (voice) (uncredited) |
| Harry Cogg | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Pinto Colvig | ... | Munchkin Voices (uncredited) |
| Tommy Cottonaro | ... | Bearded Munchkin (uncredited) |
| Jimmy the Crow | ... | Crow in Cornfield (uncredited) |
| Billy Curtis | ... | Munchkin City Father (uncredited) |
| Paul Dale | ... | Lollipop Guild (uncredited) |
| Ken Darby | ... | Munchkinland Mayor (voice) (uncredited) |
| Sid Dawson | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Abe Dinovitch | ... | Apple Tree / Munchkin (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jon Dodson | ... | Lollipop Guild (voice) (uncredited) |
| Gracie Doll | ... | Munchkin Villager (uncredited) |
| Tiny Doll | ... | Munchkin Villager (uncredited) |
| Daisy Earles | ... | Munchkin Villager (uncredited) |
| Harry Earles | ... | Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited) |
| Fern Formica | ... | Munchkin Villager / Sleepyhead (uncredited) |
| Sig Frohlich | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Jackie Gerlich | ... | Lollipop Guild Munchkin (uncredited) |
| Phil Harron | ... | Winkie (uncredited) |
| Charles Irwin | ... | Tin Polisher (uncredited) |
| Lois January | ... | Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Eleanor Keaton | ... | Ozmite (uncredited) |
| The King's Men | ... | Munchkin Voices (uncredited) |
 | Karl 'Karchy' Kosiczky | ... | Munchkin Herald #1 / Sleepyhead (uncredited) |
| Nita Krebs | ... | Lullaby League Member (uncredited) |
| Ethelreda Leopold | ... | Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited) |
| Mitchell Lewis | ... | Captain of the Winkie Guard (uncredited) |
| Bud Linn | ... | Lollipop Guild (voice) (uncredited) |
| Jerry Maren | ... | Lollipop Guild Member (uncredited) |
| Dona Massin | ... | Emerald City Manicurist (uncredited) |
| George Ministeri | ... | Munchkin Coach Driver (uncredited) |
| Yvonne Moray | ... | Lullabye League Member (uncredited) |
| Lee Murray | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Olga Nardone | ... | Lullabye League Dancer - Center (uncredited) |
| George Noisom | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Jack Paul | ... | Winged Monkey (uncredited) |
| Margaret Pellegrini | ... | Munchkin Villager / Sleepyhead (uncredited) |
 | Meinhardt Raabe | ... | Munchkin Coroner (uncredited) |
| Freddie Retter | ... | Munchkin Fiddler (uncredited) |
| 'Little Billy' Rhodes | ... | Munchkin Barrister (uncredited) |
| The Rhythmettes | ... | Themselves (uncredited) |
| Elvida Rizzo | ... | Ozmite (uncredited) |
| Rad Robinson | ... | Munchkin Coroner (voice) (uncredited) |
| Ruth L. Robinson | ... | Munchkin Villager (uncredited) |
| Ambrose Schindler | ... | Winkie (uncredited) |
| Helen Seamon | ... | Woman with Cat (uncredited) |
| Rolfe Sedan | ... | Oz Balloon Ascensionist (uncredited) |
| Oliver Smith | ... | Ozmite (uncredited) |
| Robert St. Angelo | ... | Winkie (uncredited) |
| Parnell St. Aubin | ... | Munchkin Soldier (uncredited) |
| Ralph Sudam | ... | Ozmite (uncredited) |
| August Clarence Swenson | ... | Munchkin Soldier (uncredited) |
| Harry Wilson | ... | Winkie (uncredited) |
| Johnny Winters | ... | Munchkin Navy Commander (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Victor Fleming | |||
| George Cukor | (uncredited) | ||
| Mervyn LeRoy | (uncredited) | ||
| Norman Taurog | (uncredited) | ||
| King Vidor | (director: Kansas scenes) (uncredited) | ||
Writing credits | ||
| Noel Langley | (screenplay) & | |
| Florence Ryerson | (screenplay) and | |
| Edgar Allan Woolf | (screenplay) | |
| Noel Langley | (adaptation) | |
| L. Frank Baum | (from the book by) | |
| Irving Brecher | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Herbert Fields | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Samuel Hoffenstein | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| John Lee Mahin | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Herman J. Mankiewicz | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Jack Mintz | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Ogden Nash | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| Robert Pirosh | (contributing writer) uncredited & | |
| George Seaton | (contributing writer) uncredited and | |
| Sid Silvers | (contributing writer) uncredited | |
| Jack Haley | (additional dialogue) uncredited & | |
| Bert Lahr | (additional dialogue) uncredited | |
| William H. Cannon | uncredited & | |
| Arthur Freed | uncredited & | |
| E.Y. Harburg | uncredited | |
Produced by | |||
| Mervyn LeRoy | .... | producer | |
| Arthur Freed | .... | associate producer (uncredited) | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Harold Rosson | (photographed by: in Technicolor) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Blanche Sewell | |||
Casting by | |||
| Leonard Murphy | (uncredited) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Malcolm Brown | (uncredited) | ||
| William A. Horning | (uncredited) | ||
| Jack Martin Smith | (uncredited) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Cedric Gibbons | |||
| George Gibson | (uncredited) | ||
| Wade B. Rubottom | (uncredited) | ||
| Elmer Sheeley | (supervising art director) (uncredited) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Edwin B. Willis | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Adrian | (costumes by) | ||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jack Dawn | .... | creator: character makeups | |
| Del Armstrong | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Holly Bane | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Don L. Cash | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Jack Dawn | .... | makeup artist: Frank Morgan (uncredited) | |
| Lyle Dawn | .... | makeup artist: Billie Burke (uncredited) | |
| Max Factor | .... | wig supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Fred Frederick | .... | wig designer (uncredited) | |
| Sydney Guilaroff | .... | braids: Dorothy (uncredited) | |
| Cecil Holland | .... | makeup department head (uncredited) | |
| Jack Kevan | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Lou LaCava | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| George Lane | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Beth Langston | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
| Emile LaVigne | .... | makeup artist: Jack Haley (uncredited) | |
| Betty Masure | .... | body makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Norbert Miles | .... | makeup artist: Ray Bolger (uncredited) | |
| Gustaf Norin | .... | prosthetic technician (uncredited) | |
| Josef Norin | .... | prosthetic sculptor (uncredited) | |
| Web Overlander | .... | makeup artist: Judy Garland (uncredited) | |
| Fred B. Phillips | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Polo | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Bob Roberts | .... | wig designer (uncredited) | |
| Robert J. Schiffer | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Charles H. Schram | .... | makeup artist: Bert Lahr (uncredited) | |
| Howard Smit | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Lee Stanfield | .... | makeup artist: Jack Haley (uncredited) | |
| William Tuttle | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Edith Wilson | .... | body makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Jack H. Young | .... | makeup artist: Margaret Hamilton (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ulric Busch | .... | unit production manager (uncredited) | |
| Charles Chic | .... | unit manager (uncredited) | |
| Joe Cook | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
| Louis B. Mayer | .... | executive in charge of production (uncredited) | |
| Keith Weeks | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Al Shenberg | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Wallace Worsley Jr. | .... | assistant director (uncredited) | |
Art Department | |||
| William A. Horning | .... | associate art director | |
| Jack E. Ackerman | .... | props (uncredited) | |
| E. Preston Ames | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Leo F. Atkinson | .... | painter: clouds (uncredited) | |
| Hugo Ballin | .... | sketch artist (uncredited) | |
| John Bossert | .... | designer: castle (uncredited) | |
| Malcolm Brown | .... | sketch artist (uncredited) | |
| Edward C. Carfagno | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| John Coakley | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Conklin | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Marvin Connell | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Randall Duell | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Harry Edwards | .... | property master (uncredited) | |
| A.D. Flowers | .... | set dresser: trees (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gaylord | .... | propmaker foreman (uncredited) | |
| George Gibson | .... | lead scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| William Gibson | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Harvey T. Gillett | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Henry Greutert | .... | head sculptor (uncredited) | |
| Clem Hall | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| William Hellen | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| F. Wayne Hill | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| K. Johnson | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Roy Perry | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Clark M. Provins | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Ted Rich | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Grover Rider | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Gerald F. Rocket | .... | construction coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Jim Roth | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Billy H. Scott | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
| Jack Martin Smith | .... | principal sketch artist (uncredited) | |
| Duncan Spencer | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| J. Russell Spencer | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Steffgen | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Charles B. Steiner | .... | assistant property master (uncredited) | |
| Marvin Summerfield | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| John J. Thompson | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Leonid Vasian | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
| Woody Woodward | .... | draftsman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Douglas Shearer | .... | recording director | |
| James Burbridge | .... | sound technician (uncredited) | |
| G.A. Burns | .... | production sound mixer (uncredited) | |
| Earl Cates | .... | playback operator (uncredited) | |
| O.O. Ceccarini | .... | sound designer (uncredited) | |
| William Edmondson | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| James F. Gaither Jr. | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| James Graham | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
| T.B. Hoffman | .... | sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Van Allen James | .... | apprentice sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Lowell Kinsall | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
| Standish J. Lambert | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Frank McKenzie | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Franklin Milton | .... | special sound effects (uncredited) | |
| Ralph A. Pender | .... | dialogue editor (uncredited) | |
| George G. Schneider | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
| Douglas Shearer | .... | sound designer (uncredited) | |
| Robert Shirley | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Ralph Shugart | .... | sound effects editor (uncredited) | |
| Newell Sparks | .... | sound re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| William Steinkamp | .... | supervising re-recording mixer (uncredited) | |
| Michael Steinore | .... | supervising sound editor (uncredited) | |
| P. Richard Stevens | .... | sound recordist (uncredited) | |
| R.L. Stirling | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Don T. Whitmer | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
| John A. Williams | .... | sound mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| A. Arnold Gillespie | .... | special effects (as Arnold Gillespie) | |
| Edwin Bloomfield | .... | special effects supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Marcel Delgado | .... | miniatures (uncredited) | |
| A.D. Flowers | .... | special effects assistant (uncredited) | |
| Donald Jahraus | .... | miniatures (uncredited) | |
| J. McMillan Johnson | .... | senior special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Mack Johnson | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Jack McMaster | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Hal Millar | .... | special effects (uncredited) | |
| Bob Overbeck | .... | special effects crew (uncredited) | |
| Glen Robinson | .... | special effects prop shop (uncredited) | |
| Don Trumbull | .... | special effects rigger (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Rik Panero | .... | technical support (1998 release, credited on theatrical prints only) | |
| Chris Bayz | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Braun | .... | digital compositor (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Rogers Costa | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Gregory Creaser | .... | camera operator: digital restoration (uncredited) | |
| Chris Crowell | .... | digital compositor (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Sandy DellaMarie | .... | digital production coordinator (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Max Fabian | .... | director of photography: visual effects unit (uncredited) | |
| Max Fabian | .... | special photographic effects (uncredited) | |
| Chris Flynn | .... | digital compositor (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Mark Freund | .... | visual effects supervisor (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Jack Gaylord | .... | assistant visual effects supervisor (uncredited) | |
| George Gervan | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Richard Gervan | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| A. Arnold Gillespie | .... | visual effects supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Maureen Healy | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Heather Hoyland | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Matt Linder | .... | lead digital compositor (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Warren Newcombe | .... | director of matte painting staff (uncredited) | |
| Candelario Rivas | .... | matte painter: castle (uncredited) | |
| Rasha Shalaby | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
| Jack Smith | .... | camera operator: visual effects unit (uncredited) | |
| Lynn Tigar | .... | digital paint artist (1998 restoration) (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| George Bruggeman | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Aline Goodwin | .... | stunt double: Margaret Hamilton, broom-riding stunt (uncredited) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Allen M. Davey | .... | associate: Technicolor photography (as Allen Davey) | |
| Virgil Apger | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| John Arnold | .... | camera department head (uncredited) | |
| Pop Arnold | .... | key grip (uncredited) | |
| Chris Bergswich | .... | assistant electrician (uncredited) | |
| A.W. Brown | .... | chief unit electrician (uncredited) | |
| Clarence Sinclair Bull | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Eric Carpenter | .... | still photographer: Kodachrome stills (uncredited) | |
| Bill Chapman | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Sam Cohen | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Nelson Cordes | .... | camera technician: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Fred Detmers | .... | camera technician: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Raymond Griffith | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| George Hommel | .... | still photographer (uncredited) | |
| Henry Imus | .... | camera technician: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
| Paul 'Shug' Keeler | .... | electrician (uncredited) | |
| Val O'Malley | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| W.E. Pohl | .... | assistant camera (uncredited) | |
| Ray Ramsey | .... | camera operator (uncredited) | |
| Cliff Shirpser | .... | assistant camera: Technicolor (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| W.L. Gordon | .... | casting assistant (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Mrs. Cluett | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Agnes Imes | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Sam Kress | .... | wardrobe supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Rose Meltzer | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Vera Mourdant | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Sheila O'Brien | .... | wardrobe: women (uncredited) | |
| Marianne Parker | .... | seamstress (uncredited) | |
| Jack Rohan | .... | dresser: men (uncredited) | |
| John Scura | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
| Gile Steele | .... | wardrobe: men (uncredited) | |
| Marie Wharton | .... | costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Margaret Booth | .... | supervising editor (uncredited) | |
| George Cave | .... | color timer (uncredited) | |
| Ernest Grooney | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
| Tom Held | .... | second assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Harold Arlen | .... | music by | |
| George Bassman | .... | orchestral and vocal arrangements | |
| Bobby Connolly | .... | musical numbers staged by | |
| Murray Cutter | .... | orchestral and vocal arrangements | |
| Ken Darby | .... | orchestral and vocal arrangements | |
| E.Y. Harburg | .... | lyrics by (as E.Y. Harburg) | |
| Paul Marquardt | .... | orchestral and vocal arrangements | |
| George Stoll | .... | associate conductor | |
| Herbert Stothart | .... | musical adaptation | |
| Leo Arnaud | .... | orchestrator: Munchkinland musical sequence (uncredited) | |
| Edward Baravalle | .... | assistant scoring mixer (uncredited) | |
| Peter P. Decek | .... | music recording engineer (uncredited) | |
| Roger Edens | .... | music pre-recording supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Nat W. Finston | .... | music supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Skitch Henderson | .... | musician: piano (uncredited) | |
| Bud Linn | .... | singing voice: Lollipop Guild (uncredited) | |
| M.J. McLaughlin | .... | music mixer (uncredited) | |
| William Saracino | .... | music editor (uncredited) | |
| Toscha Seidel | .... | soloist: violin (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Stahlberg | .... | assistant music mixer (uncredited) | |
| George Stoll | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Stothart | .... | composer: original incidental music (uncredited) | |
| Herbert Stothart | .... | conductor (uncredited) | |
| Robert W. Stringer | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Roger Wagner | .... | assistant chorus director (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Henri Jaffa | .... | associate Technicolor color director | |
| Natalie Kalmus | .... | Technicolor color director | |
| Paul Adams | .... | stand-in: Mr. Morgan (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Appell | .... | assistant: Mr. Connolly (uncredited) | |
| Maud Gage Baum | .... | technical advisor (uncredited) | |
| Eddie Becker | .... | rehearsal accompanist (uncredited) | |
| Busby Berkeley | .... | choreographer: scarecrow's dance (uncredited) (deleted from final print) | |
| Harlan Briggs | .... | double: Uncle Henry (uncredited) | |
| Stafford Campbell | .... | stand-in: Scarecrow (uncredited) | |
| William H. Cannon | .... | assistant: Mr. LeRoy (uncredited) | |
| Betty Danko | .... | stand-in: Wicked Witch (uncredited) | |
| Howard Dietz | .... | publicity chief (uncredited) | |
| Roger Edens | .... | rehearsal piano (uncredited) | |
| Frances Edwards | .... | caterer (uncredited) | |
| Jim Fawcett | .... | stand-in: Mr. Lahr (uncredited) | |
| Arthur Freed | .... | assistant to producer (uncredited) | |
| Freddie Gilman | .... | animal trainer: horse (uncredited) | |
| Aline Goodwin | .... | stand-in: Ms. Hamilton (uncredited) | |
| Jane Harrison | .... | secretary: Mr. Fleming (uncredited) | |
| Andy Hervey | .... | publicity chief (uncredited) | |
| Jean Kilgore | .... | dance stand-in: Judy Garland (uncredited) | |
| Bobbie Koshay | .... | double: Ms. Garland (uncredited) | |
| Harry Link | .... | agent: Leo Feist Music Publishing (uncredited) | |
| David Marks | .... | assistant script supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Caren Marsh | .... | dance stand-in: Judy Garland (uncredited) | |
| Dona Massin | .... | assistant: Mr. Connolly (uncredited) | |
| Harry Master | .... | stand-in: Tin Woodman (uncredited) | |
| Pat Moran | .... | stand-in: Mr. Lahr (uncredited) | |
| John M. Nickolaus | .... | laboratory supervisor (uncredited) | |
| Barron Polan | .... | assistant: Mr. LeRoy (uncredited) | |
| Freddie Retter | .... | stand-in: Mr. Walshe (uncredited) | |
| Bill Richards | .... | animal wrangler: birds (uncredited) | |
| Si Seadler | .... | publicity chief (uncredited) | |
| Leo Singer | .... | coordinator: Munchkins (uncredited) | |
| Carl Spitz | .... | dog owner and trainer: Terry (uncredited) | |
| Georgia Stark | .... | rehearsal assistant (uncredited) | |
| Howard Strickling | .... | publicity chief (uncredited) | |
| Norman Taurog | .... | director test scenes (uncredited) | |
| Curly Twiford | .... | animal trainer: birds (uncredited) | |
| Jack Weatherwax | .... | trainer: Terry (uncredited) | |
| Frank Whitbeck | .... | publicity chief (uncredited) | |
| Wallace Worsley Jr. | .... | script clerk (uncredited) | |
Production Companies
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents)
- Loew's (produced by) (as Loew's Incorporated)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (USA) (theatrical) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1949) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1955) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (as Metro Goldwyn Mayer)
- Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1956) (USA) (TV)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1960) (UK) (theatrical) (reissue)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1970) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (MGM Children's Matinees)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1971) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release) (MGM Children's Matinees)
- MGM/CBS Home Video (1980) (USA) (VHS) (Original Home Video Release)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1983) (USA) (VHS)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (USA) (VHS) (50th Anniversary Release) (as MGM/UA Home Video)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1989) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1993) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Chapel Distribution (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. Pictures (1998) (USA) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Action Gitanes (1999) (France) (theatrical) (re-release)
- Criterion Collection, The (1999) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
- Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
- British Film Institute (BFI) (2006) (UK) (theatrical) (digitally remastered re-release)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (collector's edition)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (collector's edition)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (70th Anniversary Ultimate Collector's Edition)
- Eye Film Instituut (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical) (digitally restored version)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1939) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1943) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Miofilm (1988) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Emerald (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Epoca (????) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Esselte Video (1980s) (Finland) (VHS)
- Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (1972) (Finland) (TV)
- Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2000) (Finland) (DVD) (1-disc edition)
- TV3 (1989) (Finland) (TV)
- Varus Video (????) (Russia) (VHS)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (2-disc edition)
- Warner Bros. Entertainment Finland Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (4-disc edition) (Blu-ray) (2-disc edition)
- Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Warner Home Vídeo (????) (Brazil) (VHS)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (1979) (2007) (Finland) (TV)
- Brittingham Commissary catering (uncredited)
- Max Factor makeup and hairstyling (uncredited)
- Samuel Goldwyn Studios sound re-recording (uncredited)
- Turner Entertainment package design (1989 50th anniversary video release)
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Runtime:
101 min
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Color:
Black and White (Sepiatone) | Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Mono (Western Electric Sound System: The Voice of Action)
Certification:
Singapore:G | Canada:F (Ontario) | Canada:G (Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/6 (DVD rating) | South Korea:All | Philippines:G | Brazil:Livre | USA:Approved (certificate #5364) (original rating) | USA:G (re-rating) (1970) | Canada:G (video rating) | USA:Passed | New Zealand:G | Finland:K-8 (1988) | UK:A (original rating) | UK:U (video rating) (1986) (1995) (2001) | UK:U (online) (2008) | UK:U (tv rating) | UK:U (video rating: additional material) (2010) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:G | Chile:TE | Finland:S (1943) | France:U | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:I | Netherlands:AL (video rating) | Norway:A | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/4 | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:U (re-release) (2006)
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Did You Know?
Trivia:
The Tin Woodsman costume worn by Jack Haley was reportedly so stiff that he had to lean against a board to rest. Thirty-eight years later, Anthony Daniels (who played C-3PO in the Star Wars movie series) had the same problem with his costume.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: After the Tin Man sings "If I Only Had A Heart" and starts his dance in the road, the scene shows Dorothy and the Scarecrow watching him dance; Dorothy's right arm is crooked like she is carrying the basket but the basket is not on her arm. The next scene has her holding the basket on her arm.See more »
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in "The Mentalist: Red Brick and Ivy (#1.10)" (2008)See more »
Soundtrack:
Scherzo in E-Minor, Op. 16, No. 2See more »
FAQ
In the Tin Man sequence, can we see a stagehand on the set; or an actor hanging himself; or someone falling out of a tree?How was the shift from black and white to color accomplished?
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Judy Garland's portrayal of Dorothy, Dorothy's oddball Oz friends, "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", and the rest of this fine production of "The Wizard of Oz" have lost little of their magic over the years. While it has become oddly fashionable in recent years to deride this kind of classic, innocent fantasy, the movie itself has aged very well, and it is likely to retain an appreciative audience for some time to come.
There's no doubt that part of the appeal of the story and the characters comes from them being such old friends to so many cinema fans, but there are also good reasons why they have endured for so long, and have been able to hold up even after becoming so familiar. Although Dorothy is not a particularly complex character, she represents an innocent but deep yearning that is easy to identify with. Likewise, the 'Oz' characters are bizarre enough to remain interesting, but there is a core of substance that again is easy to believe in. Who does not feel that he or she could use at least one of the things that Dorothy's friends want?
The adaptation from the original story is done quite well, making fine choices for the characters and episodes that would work on film. The settings and visual effects may not impress the devotees of today's computer imagery, but in their time they certainly demonstrated a great deal of skill and planning, and even now, in their own way they are more believable than are most of the computer tricks that have become so overused.
The popular story has also been used for a number of more recent adaptations, and some of them have had some good points of their own. But this Wizard remains by far the most wonderful of the versions of the classic tale.